It is situated
in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the
Teutoburg Forest. With a population of around 160,000, Osnabrück is the
fourth-largest city in Lower Saxony. The city is the centrepoint of the
Osnabrück Land region as well as the District of Osnabrück.

The cathedral is a late
Romanesque building and dominates the city's skyline. The first version of St.
Peter's Cathedral was built in the year 785, 15 years after the diocese was
founded by Charlemagne. The Normans destroyed the church 100 years later, and
the present version of the church developed only gradually after a fire around
1100.

It is one of
the most artistically and historically significant buildings in the city. A previous Romanesque church was mentioned in records as early as
1177. However, the history of the church’s construction began some time before
its first mention in writing. Archaeological traces suggest the existence of a
predecessor building in the 10th century. Construction of the Gothic hall
church which exists today started in the 13th century and was completed between
1430 and 1440.

Osnabrück’s
old town is the historic and original core of the city Osnabrück, it is also
called Heger Tor Viertel. The old town offers shopping, small cafés, alleys
with historical buildings and the most of Osnabrück’s sights as for example the
cathedral and the town hall.

LIFESTYLE

Osnabrück,
where memories live on, has gone down in history as a city of peace for its
role in the Treaty of Westphalia. But Osnabrück is much more than that. It's
also a city of many layers, with something new to discover at every turn.

Watch the
video below to find out what life is like in Osnabrück and what it has to
offer.